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Single Mother of TwoSuddenly, / buttoning their jackets and making sure / their sleeves were straight and perfect
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Box of FirecrackersOur souls / are one thousand firecrackers / each stick waiting to burn.
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windowI don't want to get up from my seat, / because every time I walk around, / and sit back down,
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Drawing SquaresIt happened that cool & sunny day. / I met you sitting in the grass / Outside the art building,
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The Unfinished LifeRolling down the road, in a sunset town / A pop from the tailpipe and a rumbling sound. / Never before have you seen the town like this.
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leap yearChicago's winds were violent / that February day. / The air was unusually warm,
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brunch.When she sat down, / I was afraid she was going to ask to pray for me. / “I saw you across the room,
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A Summer Night at the House"Do you like wasabi peas?" / She hands me a small sage-green orb. / "It's hot, spicy," she says, nodding encouragingly. "Have you ever had wasabi?"
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a juxtapositionprivilege vs. struggle / open vs. close / culture vs. degradation
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Wordscapricious / arabesque / undulate
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